1. I have 6 chickens - 1 red and 5 barred -- each day i get only 2 eggs (for about 3wks now) - which is nice .... but not what i was hoping for ... why would the others be not laying?
2. why dont the chickens use the laying boxes i made? haha i went to all the work to make them nice little...
probably creep them out -- hahaha - id think it was awesome -- got my chicken coop AND my quail coops both almost complete -- just need some zipping up with wire on the seams -- and to put the doors on... pretty pleased with both of them... ill put pictures up when theyre complete.
also ive read that they shouldnt be with chickens --
How close can the pens be though -- i have plenty of space would like to keep them kinda in the same area if its ok.
got a pretty good idea of what im going to do in my head ... i just want to be sure they have enough room to be comfortable --
i know theyre birds but i want them to be comfortable and happy birds.
about to start my quail coop even though they wont be moving in for a while --
and my main questions as of right now -
-what is a comfortable height of
roof to floor clearance ..
- can it have an upper area for "housing" and a lower level for walking around etc (will they use a ramp?)
- i...
have you ever considered keeping the wings clipped - i understand this could be tedious and time consuming depending on the number you have but i only have 6 right now so its not that big of a deal --
-- guess ill start training...
my ninja honing skill
also -- you say low -- what a good...
yeah i guess thats true - but i meant it is pretty simple and straight forward - and if you had any questions or doubts you could consult your kitchen cabinets.
do they always fly like that? even when theyre older? i was under the impression they were mostly ground birds -- will i need to keep them in the coop im building or will they be able to come out and walk around safely?
but ive been reading up on the forum and decided i needed some quail - so i picked up 6 northern bobwhites today...
i didnt realize they could fly so well... hahaha theyre all fine - just had a garage adventure.
didnt look through ALL of the threads in this section -- bc im lazy - but hadnt seen anything about cars...
Like mentioned in my Intro - im 28 and live in south texas - and most free time i have (which is very little) goes into old cars--- i love them -- currently have a 75 Dart that i cruise...
Hey everyone - just wanted to drop in and introduce myself.
names Colton - from South Texas - near the Corpus Christi Area
and just getting into raising chickens recently ... look forward to "getting to know you all"
and learning and sharing.
*edit - also - if you noticed my little picture...